The bus ride from Hartford went smoothly. Lorelai was surprised that Rory didn't fuss; she usually did during long trips.
The bus pulled into the quiet little town at 7:30 a.m.
"Stars Hollow!" the bus driver yells.
Lorelai puts Rory in her car seat, grabs their things and of course the baby, walks to the front of the bus, says thank you to the driver and gets off.
As the bus pulls away, Lorelai looks around, taking in her surroundings her eyes fall on the only business open at this early hour. She walks over to the business named 'Williams Hardware'. The bells above the door signal her arrival, and she is greeted with, "Be right down!"
She stands in front of the counter and a few moments later, she is greeted by a man who looked to be about her dad's age, fifty or fifty-five, "Can I help you-are you new in town?"
She sighs, and says, "Yeah, I um-I need a job…and a place to stay. I know you don't know me, but, just until I can find a more permanent housing arrangement…do you, um…"
He holds up a hand and says, "My name is William Danes, and I would be happy to help you out. Now, do you know anything about tools?"
"Um, they help you build things?" she says.
"I see," he says, with slight amusement in his voice, "Luke!" the man yells towards the back.
"Coming dad," Luke says, exiting what looks like a supply room. "Yeah dad, what do you-" he sees Lorelai, "need," he finishes.
"This young lady is starting here, and she knows nothing about tools, I need you to help her out," William tells him. There is an awkward pause, but it is broken by a baby's cry. Lorelai bends down, picks up Rory, gets out a bottle from the diaper bag, and gives Rory the bottle, and she immediately stops crying. "How old is your baby?"
"She's one," Lorelai answers.
"Do you mind if I hold her? My daughter is expecting, and I'd like to get reacquainted with babies," William informs Lorelai.
"Um, sure, she's really mellow," Lorelai says as she hands her daughter over to the nice man who has taken them in.
Luke walks up to Lorelai and says, "Hi, my name is, if you haven't already figured it out,Luke."
"Nice to meet you, I'm Lorelai," she returns.
"Well, I guess we should get started," Luke says, ushering Lorelai to the back room. "Ok, lets start with the basics. This," he holds up a tool, "is called a 'Flat head screw driver'," Lorelai nods, "and this," he holds up another tool, "is a 'Philips screw driver', you with me so far?"
"Flat head, Philips, both screwdrivers, I got it," Lorelai says, flashing a smile.
"Very good," Luke says, smiling back.
After their "lesson," Lorelai wanted to take a walk around, to get a feel for her new home town.
Luke, being the gentlemen he is, said he'd show her around, Lorelai was fine with that. They head out the door, and Lorelai is holding Rory.
"That over there," Luke points, "is Miss Patty's School of Dance. We have town meetings here too," he explains looking over at Lorelai.
She looks back at him and smiles, "So, where is your favorite place?" she asks.
"Ah, that would be over here," he says, leading her to the school.
"Wait, your favorite place is the school?" she asks him.
"No, I hate school. But look," he says, pointing to the baseball field, which is wet from the rain the night before.
She looks away from him and looks at the field and says, "You play softball?"
He chuckles and says, "No, baseball."
She smacks him lightly on the arm for laughing at her and defends herself by saying, "I was close."
"So, where are you from?" Luke asks eager to know the beautiful girl he is showing around his town.
"I'm from here now," she says and then turns to see his serious expression and says, "Hartford."
"Okay," he says, not pushing the subject.
She stares at him and says, "That's it? You don't want to know anything else?"
"Who is her father?" he asks, motioning to Rory, who has her head on Lorelai's shoulder with her thumb in her mouth looking up at Luke.
Lorelai strokes Rory's soft brown hair and says, "His name is Christopher Hayden."
"Do you love him?"
She turns and looks him in the eye and answers with, "I will always love him. But only because he gave me Rory."
"Were you in love with him?" he asks
Lorelai shrugs her shoulders and says, "I was sixteen, what do I know about love?"
ok, so, what do you guys think of chapter 3? dont forget to review...or it will take too long for me to update!